A Korean company will turn one AI music video into an official idol album debut, and entry is free

Most contest prizes end with a certificate and a social media post. This one ends with a professionally arranged track, a registered copyright and an album release. NEXMUSE, a Korean company, wants entrants to write an original song, make a video for it, and attach both to a virtual idol it has already designed.

The brief is specific. NEXMUSE supplies 24 AI idol-hopeful characters, and each entrant picks one and builds around that character. You can use any AI music or video generation tool you like. Entry is free, open worldwide, and split into a General division for adults and a Student division for children from elementary to high school age. The deadline is 28 December 2026, and results follow on 18 January 2027.

The contest is run by AI Art Co., Ltd. (NEXMUSE) and is listed on the AI Film Contests tracker, which last verified the details on 22 October 2026. Entry goes through the official NEXMUSE site.

What you submit

You submit an original AI-made song and a music video for it, built around one of the 24 characters NEXMUSE provides. The listing does not publish a maximum running time, file format or resolution, so check those details on the official site before you start rendering. The categories on the tracker list a single one, Music Video.

The General division is for adults. The Student division covers elementary to high school students, and entrants who are minors need guardian consent.

Prize structure

The total pool is ₩21,000,000, roughly $15,000, shared across 32 winners in the two divisions. This is cash, with extra production support for the top General entries.

- General Grand Prize: ₩10,000,000, plus professional arrangement, copyright registration and an idol album debut.
- General Gold: ₩3,000,000, with the same debut path.
- General Silver: ₩1,000,000.
- General Bronze (3 winners): ₩300,000 each.
- General Merit (10 winners): ₩100,000 each.

The Student division mirrors the same tiers at reduced amounts. The page does not give the student figures, so confirm them with the organiser. Only the General Grand Prize and Gold are described as carrying the debut path.

Results are announced on 18 January 2027, and the awards ceremony takes place on 30 January 2027. The listing gives the location as online and Seoul, South Korea.

Terms worth reading

The summary page does not reproduce the full rules, so the most important step is reading them on the official site before you enter. Three points deserve attention.

First, the prize includes copyright registration and an album debut. That implies NEXMUSE takes an active role in how winning tracks are registered and released. Check who holds the copyright after registration, and whether you keep any credit or royalty on the album.

Second, you are building around characters that NEXMUSE owns. Ask what rights NEXMUSE keeps over your song and video, and whether you can post or reuse your entry elsewhere.

Third, the page does not say whether non-winning entries are licensed to the organiser, or whether entries may be shown publicly. Neither point is addressed on the tracker, so treat both as open questions.

On the positive side, entry is free, there is no limit on which AI tools you use, and entrants from any country can take part.

Deadline and practical notes

The deadline is 28 December 2026. The page gives no cutoff time or timezone, so submit at least a day early. Submissions opened on 21 September 2026. Questions go to NEXMUSE through nexmuse.kr.

Source: AI Film Contests, NEXMUSE AI Music Video Contest 2027